The evening of April 21, 2017, was a proud occasion for Equipment India as the industry stakeholders gathered in large numbers at New Delhi's heritage Claridges Hotel, to celebrate the 4th Annual Equipment India Awards and be part of the high-level discussion at the CEO Forum.

Outstanding performers from India's infrastructure equipment sector were honoured at the grand evening. The who's who of India's infrastructure equipment sector had started arriving nearly an hour before the awards ceremony was to get underway.

One year and the change in mindset and expectations is evident! Like last year, CW once again brought together select building specialists at its head office in Mumbai last month. While last year, the industry felt ´the good days are yet to arrive´ and that ´something is missing´, this year optimism has been at the core of all discussions.

He had a dream: to create a livelihood for rural youth. And once Santosh Parulekar, Co-Founder and COO, Pipal Tree Ventures Pvt Ltd (PTVPL), realised the construction sector was the way to do it, there has been no turning back. He tells Shriyal Sethumadhavan about his company, its plans and prospects.